Martyr11th century
Martyr George the Hungarian
Also known as George · Georgy the Hungarian · Georgii · George, brother of Moses the Hungarian
A young Hungarian who, with his brothers Moses and Ephraim, left his homeland to serve the holy Prince Boris of Kiev. When Boris was murdered on the River Alta in 1015, George threw himself over his master to shield him and was slain, the assassins cutting off his head to seize the golden medallion Boris had given him.
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A young Hungarian who, with his brothers Moses and Ephraim, left his homeland to serve the holy Prince Boris of Kiev. When Boris was murdered on the River Alta in 1015, George threw himself over his master to shield him and was slain, the assassins cutting off his head to seize the golden medallion Boris had given him.
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Sources: OCA Synaxarion (oca.org), Jan 28 (Ephraim of Novy Torg) and Jul 26 (Moses the Hungarian); https://www.johnsanidopoulos.com/2018/07/saint-moses-hungarian-of-kiev-caves-1043.html; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moses_the_Hungarian